How to shorten a steel stud?

[peterwesterlund]

I'm going to mount a rather heavy TV on the wall and need to remove a drywall panel to brace behind it for better stability. When reading about wall mounting on different sites, they mostly mention concrete or wooden studs. But I have steel studs. Is that better or worse than wood? And how do you brace between steel studs? Is it okay to brace with a wooden stud?

 

[Nyfniken]

One option is to insert a wooden board between the reglerna. It hardly needs to be attached to the reglerna.

 

[peterwesterlund]

One alternative is to insert a wooden board between the joists. It hardly needs to be attached to the joists.

Well, I do want to attach it to the joists. Doesn't feel stable otherwise.

 

[zsimpey]

you attach a beam or plywood and screw into the flange of the beam. then attach the drywall, making the board as wide as the inside of the beams.

 

[prototypen]

Screwing in the flange works well on one side, but "livet" is in the way on the other side. It should be that the opening of the U is facing the same direction.

Protte

 

[Tosse]

As mentioned, you don't need to attach a nogging on the back. It should be enough to just recess it behind the drywall.

How heavy is the TV? Is it a swiveling mount?

There are nogging straps that you attach to the outside of the flange, between the stud and the drywall. But the easiest again is a plywood piece behind. It's sufficient for a sink without any problem.

For a TV mount that isn't swiveling, a few molly bolts or similar should suffice. And preferably if you get some screws through the stud.

 

[peterwesterlund]

I have finished the wiring now and am in the process of plastering the wall before painting.

The TV weighs 23 kilos and the mount 7 kg. It's a swivel arm, yes. Now it's guaranteed to hold in any case. Wired with sturdy brackets and many screws and also used house fix in all the small joints I found.